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VMware Furthers Mobile Social Enterprise with Zimbra for Android
Things have been very quiet at Zimbra of late, but the recent announcement of the availability of VMware Zimbra for Android (VZA) is perking things up. Initially the app has been described as just a fling, since it was a short term offering; it was not only a short term thing, but a fun project ...
Will Facebook’s Skype Video Chat Grow Network’s Big Data Demands?
Facebook’s holding steadfast to its social dominance, teaming with Skype to offer even more points of interaction within its network. The “something special” we’ve been waiting to hear about all week is indeed video chat on Facebook, powered by Skype. “it’s a way to connect with friends other than just posting messages,” Facebook CEO Mark ...
Bizzy Wants to Be the Yelp of Today’s Mobile Age
Bizzy’s local business app keeps growing, rolling out with new features in response to today’s mobile environment. This most recent update incorporates some social features into the app, with the aim of extending more personalized recommendations for local businesses, namely restaurants, about town. New social features include a feed for discovering new places from within ...
AppHarbor’s New API Gets Around Azure
.NET developers get a boost from AppHarbor this week, as the company releases an add-on API. The new developer tool provides a self-service portal for third-party providers, letting developers purchase cloud services directly through their interface, with full integration and additional functionality for the apps built on the AppHarbor platform. Seamless integration with pre-existing apps ...
Sony Gaming Gets New Chief in Wake of PSN Hacks
With barely two months having passed since the Sony hacking incident (which led to the closing down of their prestigious online gaming systems, the PlayStation Network), Sony is now ready to reshuffle the management of their company, switching around some executives. They will start from the top of the pyramid, working their way down. In ...
Cloudera Crashes Hortonworks Party with Hadoop Enterprise Update
It’s been an action-packed week for the open-source cloud, and especially for Hadoop-based products. Yahoo launched a heavily speculated spin-off of its Hadoop project called Hortonworks, while Ravel pushed out its own open source project called GoldenOrb. Now Cloudera, one of the most notable Hadoop management services is updating its Enterprise suite with new software ...
Taking Social Games Beyond Social Networks: Adknowledge Launches Social2Web
When it comes to the distribution of social games, there’s been a limited number of options for developers looking to monetize their efforts. Facebook’s been one of the biggest social game hubs in recent years, but as the social web extends beyond Facebook’s walls, social game developers need options that can keep pace. Adknowledge is ...
ShelfLuv’s Inspiring Instant Amazon Books Search Shows Promise for Personal Cloud
The world of connected devices has inspired a wealth of personal cloud services, allowing age-old industries to become more hopeful about today’s digital age. The publishing industry in particular has found new life in digital distribution, from e-readers to online retailers like Amazon, which has a penchant for hedging its bets on both sides of ...
FlashSoft Picks Data Favorites, Uses Flash as Cache
Flash storage seems to be the popular kid on the block right now, with companies like Fusion-io sparking debate over the technology’s use at the enterprise level, while also incurring interest from the startup sector regarding innovative ways to make it a scalable and affordable storage solution. FlashSoft is one such company, launching its shipping ...
Google-Inspired Project Analyzes Big Data Graphs: Ravel Goes Open Source
Big data is a big deal these days, and it’s our connected systems that’s driving demand around number-crunching and analysis in this department. Social networks alone have driven the desire to connect relationships across the web, adding another sticking point for massive graph processing, which powers notable engines like Google Search’s Page Rank. Responding to ...